On Sunday, in their final Group B match of the 2018 CAF Women’s Champions League in Morocco, Bayelsa Queens defeated Wadi Degla 3-0. With six points from three games, the Nigerian squad with its home base in Yenagoa won its group and qualified for Wednesday’s semi-finals. Juliet Sunday’s spectacular shot past goalie Farah Hassan gave Read More…
In their second game in the ongoing CAF Women’s Champions League, Bayelsa Queens FC defeated TP Mazembe of the DR Congo to earn the necessary three points. The Nigerian champions got off to a strong start in the encounter on Thursday at the Grand de Stade Marrakech, Morocco, scoring in the fourth minute of play. Read More…
Plateau United has been extremely determined to succeed in the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup, according to Dung Dalyop, Plateau State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development. Plateau United dominated Al Akhdar Sports Club of Libya 4-1 in Abuja during the opening leg of the 2022/2023 CAF Confederation Cup playoff encounter. After the game, Dalyop informed Read More…
Victor Osimhen, a Nigerian international, intends to keep up his goal-scoring pace after hitting a hat-trick for Napoli in their 4-0 Serie A victory over Sassuolo. Napoli increased their advantage at the top of the standings on Saturday thanks to the 23-year-brilliantly old’s executed treble. He netted two goals in the opening 19 minutes, added Read More…
Six months after being hired to coach the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s national football team, Jose Peseiro, is still without a single paycheck from his employers. But the 62-year-old man who took over as the club’s leader in May has not yet made a formal complaint to the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) about not getting paid. Read More…
The Professional Squash Players Association of Nigeria (PSPAN)’s past president, Seun Peters, has applauded the stakeholders for their efforts to regularly promote junior squash championships. Peters made this statement during a Tuesday interview in Lagos. “I was the Tournament Director at the just concluded Theodore Adebiyi maiden squash championships organised by Adekunle Adebiyi Foundation. With Read More…
The mention of a lawsuit brought against Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports, and Amaju Pinnick, the former President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has been set for February 6 at a Federal High Court in Abuja. The Monday hearing on the case had to be cancelled. Therefore, the parties’ legal counsels Read More…
The Flamingos’ world record-breaking performance at the just-finished Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India has been praised by several football fans. After a 3-3 tie and a third-place playoff against Germany on Sunday in India, the Flamingos won bronze for the U-17 World Cup. Nigeria won 3-2 in yet another tense penalty shootout despite enabling Read More…
Nigeria lost to Colombia in a penalty shootout on Wednesday in Goa, India, and was kicked out of the 7th FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup. After both sides had fought to a bleak scoreless draw, defender Comfort Folorunso struck her kick against Luisa Agudelo in sudden death to send the South Americans into the championship Read More…
The Elephant Club of Agege has received praise from the Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Olusegun Dawudu, for its more than 20 years of social effect in football competition in the Agege community. Dawudu gave thanks at the opening games of the 2022 Elephant Cup Competition, which took place at the Read More…
